Discovering the Giant Nest Architecture of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Nests Studied
2.3. Internal Architecture
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Width (cm) | Height (cm) | Length (m) | |||||||||
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Mean | SD * | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | |
Foraging Tunnels | 8 | 3.5 | 12 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
Tunnels connecting to the chambers | 11 | 4.1 | 21 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.72 |
Chambers | Height (m) | Width (m) | Volume (L) | |||||||||
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Mean | SD ** | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | |
Fungus (n * = 72) | 0.14 | 0.003 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.0006 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 0.9 |
Waste (n = 10) | 1.4 | 0.57 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 172.9 | 146.6 | 535.5 | 20.7 |
Chambers | Height (m) | Width (m) | Volume (L) | |||||||||
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Mean | SD ** | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | |
Fungus (n * = 40) | 0.17 | 0.5 | 0.38 | 0.8 | 0.21 | 0.5 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 22.3 | 0.8 |
Waste (n = 8) | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 32.07 | 39.8 | 77.9 | 5.24 |
Chambers | Height (m) | Width (m) | Volume (L) | |||||||||
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Mean | SD ** | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. | |
Fungus (n * = 28) | 0.13 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.18 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 23.1 | 0.5 |
Waste (n = 8) | 0.68 | 0.21 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 43.55 | 33.05 | 75.4 | 9.42 |
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Forti, L.C.; Protti de Andrade, A.P.; Camargo, R.D.S.; Caldato, N.; Moreira, A.A. Discovering the Giant Nest Architecture of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insects 2017, 8, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8020039
Forti LC, Protti de Andrade AP, Camargo RDS, Caldato N, Moreira AA. Discovering the Giant Nest Architecture of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insects. 2017; 8(2):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8020039
Chicago/Turabian StyleForti, Luiz Carlos, Ana Paula Protti de Andrade, Roberto Da Silva Camargo, Nadia Caldato, and Aldenise Alves Moreira. 2017. "Discovering the Giant Nest Architecture of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)" Insects 8, no. 2: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8020039